Report - Better Messages 2.12.1

Does Better Messages work with WordPress 6.9.1 and PHP 8.1.12? A smoke test was performed on 2026-02-17 01:54:35 UTC.

Summary

Errors

	No PHP errors, warnings or notices
	No JavaScript exceptions
	All test pages loaded successfully
	No resource errors
	Looks good! No problems were detected.

Performance

Memory usage: 1.1 MiB
The average PHP memory usage increased by this amount after activating by the plugin.

Page speed impact: 0.130 seconds
The average page load time increased by this amount after activating the plugin.

Environment

WordPress version	6.9.1
PHP version	8.1.12
MySQL version	10.6.10
PHP memory limit	512M

Plugin Info

Last updated	2026-05-09T09:41:00+00:00
Active installs	10,000+
WordPress.org page	https://wordpress.org/plugins/bp-better-messages/
Badges	Get badge code

Pages 21

Better Messages ‹ Test site — WordPress

URL	/wp-admin/admin.php?page=bp-better-messages
Requested URL	/wp-admin/plugins.php?action=activate&plugin=bp-better-messages%2Fbp-better-messages.php&plugin_status=all&paged=1&s&_wpnonce=ad939832ce
Aspect	after-activation
HTTP status	200
Load time	1.168 s
Memory usage	4.36 MiB
JS errors	None
Resource errors	None

Better Messages

URL	/wp-admin/admin.php?page=bp-better-messages
Aspect	menu-item
HTTP status	200
Load time	0.628 s
Memory usage	9.58 MiB
JS errors	None
Resource errors	None

Better Messages → Messaging

URL	/wp-admin/admin.php?page=bp-better-messages
Aspect	menu-item-tab
HTTP status	200
Load time	0.608 s
Memory usage	9.58 MiB
JS errors	None
Resource errors	None

Better Messages → Integrations

URL	/wp-admin/admin.php?page=bp-better-messages
Aspect	menu-item-tab
HTTP status	200
Load time	0.586 s
Memory usage	9.58 MiB
JS errors	None
Resource errors	None

Better Messages → Mini Widgets

URL	/wp-admin/admin.php?page=bp-better-messages
Aspect	menu-item-tab
HTTP status	200
Load time	0.593 s
Memory usage	9.58 MiB
JS errors	None
Resource errors	None

Better Messages → Mobile

URL	/wp-admin/admin.php?page=bp-better-messages
Aspect	menu-item-tab
HTTP status	200
Load time	0.605 s
Memory usage	9.58 MiB
JS errors	None
Resource errors	None

Better Messages → Attachments

URL	/wp-admin/admin.php?page=bp-better-messages
Aspect	menu-item-tab
HTTP status	200
Load time	0.600 s
Memory usage	9.58 MiB
JS errors	None
Resource errors	None

Better Messages → Notifications

URL	/wp-admin/admin.php?page=bp-better-messages
Aspect	menu-item-tab
HTTP status	200
Load time	1.030 s
Memory usage	9.58 MiB
JS errors	None
Resource errors	None

Better Messages → Restrictions

URL	/wp-admin/admin.php?page=bp-better-messages
Aspect	menu-item-tab
HTTP status	200
Load time	1.212 s
Memory usage	9.58 MiB
JS errors	None
Resource errors	None

Better Messages → Moderation

URL	/wp-admin/admin.php?page=bp-better-messages
Aspect	menu-item-tab
HTTP status	200
Load time	0.622 s
Memory usage	9.58 MiB
JS errors	None
Resource errors	None

Better Messages → Calls

URL	/wp-admin/admin.php?page=bp-better-messages
Aspect	menu-item-tab
HTTP status	200
Load time	0.559 s
Memory usage	9.58 MiB
JS errors	None
Resource errors	None

Better Messages → Group Calls

URL	/wp-admin/admin.php?page=bp-better-messages
Aspect	menu-item-tab
HTTP status	200
Load time	0.968 s
Memory usage	9.58 MiB
JS errors	None
Resource errors	None

Better Messages → Shortcodes

URL	/wp-admin/admin.php?page=bp-better-messages
Aspect	menu-item-tab
HTTP status	200
Load time	0.623 s
Memory usage	9.58 MiB
JS errors	None
Resource errors	None

Better Messages → Tools

URL	/wp-admin/admin.php?page=bp-better-messages
Aspect	menu-item-tab
HTTP status	200
Load time	0.597 s
Memory usage	9.58 MiB
JS errors	None
Resource errors	None

Better Messages → Chat Rooms

URL	/wp-admin/edit.php?post_type=bpbm-chat
Aspect	menu-item
HTTP status	200
Load time	0.531 s
Memory usage	4.28 MiB
JS errors	None
Resource errors	None

Better Messages → AI Chat Bots

URL	/wp-admin/edit.php?post_type=bm-ai-chat-bot
Aspect	menu-item
HTTP status	200
Load time	0.276 s
Memory usage	4.27 MiB
JS errors	None
Resource errors	None

Better Messages → Administration

URL	/wp-admin/admin.php?page=better-messages-viewer
Aspect	menu-item
HTTP status	200
Load time	0.271 s
Memory usage	4.19 MiB
JS errors	None
Resource errors	None

Better Messages → Administration → Guests

URL	/wp-admin/admin.php?page=better-messages-viewer
Aspect	menu-item-tab
HTTP status	200
Load time	0.254 s
Memory usage	4.19 MiB
JS errors	None
Resource errors	None

Better Messages → Add-Ons

URL	/wp-admin/admin.php?page=bp-better-messages-addons
Aspect	menu-item
HTTP status	200
Load time	0.837 s
Memory usage	4.29 MiB
JS errors	None
Resource errors	None

Better Messages → Upgrade ➤

URL	/wp-admin/admin.php?page=bp-better-messages-pricing
Aspect	menu-item
HTTP status	200
Load time	0.384 s
Memory usage	4.26 MiB
JS errors	None
Resource errors	None

Test site – Just another WordPress site

URL	/
Aspect	front-page
HTTP status	200
Load time	1.562 s
Memory usage	4.61 MiB
JS errors	None
Resource errors	None

Benchmark

URL	Load time			Memory usage
URL	Inactive	Active	Change	Inactive	Active	Change
/wp-admin/index.php	0.413 s	0.483 s	+0.070 s	3.78 MiB	4.83 MiB	+ 1.05 MiB
/wp-admin/edit.php	0.341 s	0.299 s	-0.042 s	3.78 MiB	4.83 MiB	+ 1.05 MiB
/wp-admin/post-new.php	0.822 s	1.148 s	+0.326 s	6.31 MiB	8.04 MiB	+ 1.73 MiB
/wp-admin/upload.php	0.631 s	0.676 s	+0.045 s	3.74 MiB	4.76 MiB	+ 1.02 MiB
/wp-admin/options-writing.php	0.338 s	0.341 s	+0.003 s	3.71 MiB	4.7 MiB	+ 1013.7 KiB
/wp-admin/media-new.php	0.514 s	0.263 s	-0.251 s	3.7 MiB	4.69 MiB	+ 1011.76 KiB
/wp-admin/edit-tags.php?taxonomy=category	0.303 s	0.300 s	-0.003 s	3.72 MiB	4.74 MiB	+ 1.02 MiB
/wp-admin/post-new.php?post_type=page	0.738 s	0.829 s	+0.091 s	6.3 MiB	8.02 MiB	+ 1.73 MiB
/wp-admin/options-discussion.php	0.353 s	0.901 s	+0.548 s	3.71 MiB	4.69 MiB	+ 1000.06 KiB
/wp-admin/edit-comments.php	0.306 s	0.701 s	+0.395 s	3.73 MiB	4.75 MiB	+ 1.01 MiB
/	0.257 s	0.502 s	+0.245 s	4.11 MiB	4.6 MiB	+ 505.85 KiB
Average	0.456 s	0.586 s	+0.130 s	4.24 MiB	5.33 MiB	+ 1.1 MiB

Code Statistics

Note: Third-party libraries and minified JS/CSS files are excluded from these statistics where possible, so the numbers you see here may be lower than those reported by other tools.

PHP

CSS

Sass

Language		%	Lines of code	Comment lines	Files
	PHP	59.8%	53,605	14,657	340
	CSS	22.9%	20,527	292	12
	Sass	12.6%	11,276	148	11
	JavaScript	3.1%	2,747	17	12
	JSON	1.7%	1,494	0	6
	SVG	0.1%	55	0	2
Total			89,704	15,114	383

PHP Code Analysis | More results »

Lines of code	47,065
Total complexity	9,657
Median class complexity	20.0
Median method complexity	2.0
Most complex class	Better_Messages_Functions
Most complex function	Better_Messages_Options::update_settings()

Classes	265
Methods	2,481
Functions	72

Additions

Things that the plugin adds to the site. This section is not intended to be comprehensive. The test tool only looks for a few specific types of added content.

Database Tables 10

wp_bm_guests
wp_bm_mentions
wp_bm_message_messages
wp_bm_message_meta
wp_bm_message_recipients
wp_bm_moderation
wp_bm_thread_meta
wp_bm_threads
wp_bm_user_index
wp_bm_user_roles_index

Options `wp_options` 6

better_messages_2_db_version
better_messages_db_migrated
fs_accounts
fs_active_plugins
fs_api_cache
fs_debug_mode

User Metadata `wp_usermeta` 1

bpbm_secret_key

Custom Post Types 2

ID	Name
bpbm-chat	Chat Rooms
bm-ai-chat-bot	AI Chat Bots

Capabilities 1

bm_can_administrate

PHP Error Log

The log file is empty.

Better Messages 2.12.1